Who cares that Indonesia's indigenous peoples are losing their land? The International Labour Organisation does, more than almost anyone else in the world, says TOM ETTY.

Inspired by student discussions, John Rumbiak became a spokesman for disempowered indigenous peoples in Irian Jaya

The Consortium for Agrarian Reform is a new umbrella grouping of NGOs interested in land issues. Chairman Noer Fauzi rebuts the land administration project in which AusAID is a partner.

MARIA PAKPAKHAN is a programme officer at INFID in Jakarta. She speaks of her student days, of mass action and specialised lobbying. And of feminism.

Pieter Magal works in community development at Freeport. He is from the local Amungme tribe, and speaks of both the good and the bad that Freeport has brought.

After years researching his own Dayak culture in Kalimantan (Borneo), Stephanus Djuweng concludes it has nothing to gain and much to lose from 'development'

Tens of thousands of Indonesian women work in Malaysia's booming economy as domestics and prostitutes. Often illegal, they have few rights. SIDNEY JONES visits them.

Fauzi Abdullah has been close to factory workers for over 15 years, and has witnessed their frustration rise. Today he heads a labour study centre (LIPS) in Bogor. He recalls the first strike he saw close-up, and risks a look into the future.

Australia's biggest aid project in Indonesia is designed to strengthen Indonesian land registration procedures. IAN ANDERSON of AusAID spoke with some INFID participants about the project.

Asmara Nababan is the executive secretary of INFID in Jakarta. Since he is also a member of the National Human Rights Commission, we asked him to assess both. For Asmara, the link is human rights.